Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s6.4

Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s6.4

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c8.s6.4

Tagged with the question of scriptural authority is the question of validity of the words coming from a reliable person termed as *āpta* by the ancient Indian philosophers. Those who believe in the authority of the Śruti do not uphold, the authority of the reliable persons. With some reservations, Al-Beruni even prefers spoken or written word over the testimony of the *pratyakṣa pramāṇa* (perception). Caraka had given more importance to the authority of *āpta* (see Chap. 3). Al-Biruni clubs both the written and spoken words under his concept of hearsay and his speculations about the validity of “hearsay” are noteworthy:

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Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit